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What I Hate About Becoming a Designer

jeremyadamdavis.com — It’s been a year since I started to get more into the design aspect of computers but I ’d like to share some things that frustrate me as I make this push.

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  • maxwillson, on 07/01/2008, -5/+12It's good idea to share something with your friends that also improve your knowledge...
  • pepen2710, on 07/01/2008, -10/+4thanks for sharing, really like your design... :)
    • menwuur, on 07/02/2008, -0/+4if you like the site design it is a template available from smashing mag for wordpress..... lol
      • Hangly, on 07/02/2008, -0/+3I came here to say that.

        There are only about a trillion designers with the exact same faux-retro modernist style.
      • decx, on 07/02/2008, -0/+2Amen to that
  • stormdesign, on 07/01/2008, -13/+5last pooint with the domains
    in my case

    a year ago.... 40
    now..... 400 !!!
  • Truzseeker, on 07/01/2008, -3/+3It's part of responsibility when pursuing professional excellence..comes with the territory :)
  • justdot, on 07/01/2008, -4/+48I like everything except for that Mac part. In my case the design of a website or brochure is not related to apple products
    • mgillean, on 07/02/2008, -2/+30Especially the part where he says "..and a MacBook Air for taking to cafes."
    • Lutz, on 07/02/2008, -1/+1It's not about the website or apple, you need to have a computer that looks good on your desk, and yes we do pay houndreds of dollars extra for it, and yes we are insane, and yes we love it.
      • Konstantino, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1You pay hundreds of thousands of dollars extra for a COMPUTER?
      • passedoutghost, on 07/02/2008, -1/+0You NEED a good looking computer? It's a computer not a fashion statement.
    • Laminarcissus, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1I would have a problem with using his free time "chatting with a client"

      If it's a client that's become a friend, and you're chatting about friend stuff, then you're chatting with a friend, not a client.

      But if you're chatting with a client, even about their vacation, that's billable time. It has to be or you'll chat your way right out of profitability.

      Don't believe me? Add another line on your timesheets (you do keep detailed timesheets, right?) that splits calls between core work and chatting. You'll be stunned at how much time it is.

      It's simple and fair - when they're using up your time, you're using up their money.
  • skaspud, on 07/01/2008, -6/+60Digg
    1 year ago: articles like this
    now: mcain is a whore, obama is awesome!, mcain still whore, HDR, let's go weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!
  • Iluvator, on 07/01/2008, -8/+2I know the feeling. I'm just venturing into the world of webdesign as a hobby (SW Dev for a career), and I've been seeing things through a much more critical eye.
    • cheaptricks, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1lol way to be specific about your encounters

      "hello guys i just started being a designer too and i'm sort of experiencing the same things!"
  • akpwnz, on 07/02/2008, -3/+17Do you pull a lot of tail in that line of work?
    • zspade, on 07/02/2008, -0/+8you pull a lot of something in that line of work, but I wouldn't call it 'tail'.
    • iluvhatemail, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1it's intern season! :D
  • jflowers45, on 07/02/2008, -3/+13Playing a Video Game
    * A Year Ago – Kill the Covenant.
    * Today – I really like this color brown for the Master Chief, this soft blue would compliment his armor well.

    That's pretty funny ... must be tough to use 90% of the sites on the web :)
    • mattlohkamp, on 07/02/2008, -1/+5you have no idea.
    • djkool14, on 07/02/2008, -0/+3This part sucks even more when you are a Game Designer/Programmer. You can't sit down and enjoy the game without analyzing all the new tech in your head. "I wonder what format the levels are stored in to be capable of dynamic loading without hitting the system to hard? I would have made the cover system more intuitive!" (Hint: It's GTAIV)
  • domestika, on 07/02/2008, -1/+7Some jobs do kind of take over your whole life & way of seeing things...
  • azAZ09, on 07/02/2008, -5/+64I'm I the only person reading digg who found this whole looking as a designer thing incredibly pretentious?
    • doctechnical, on 07/02/2008, -4/+5No. I'm much happier having a job where I make things work rather than make them pretty. A "designer", it would seem, would look at the Lunar Excursion Module and think "Jesus, that's fugly."
      • grimward, on 07/02/2008, -1/+2But.. er.. it IS fugly!
      • Picard102, on 07/02/2008, -0/+4And yet "designers" have their work all over the Apollo missions.
      • DeathfireD, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1@Picard102 - but are they web designers?
      • B1663r, on 07/02/2008, -0/+15Form follows function, even for designers, especially for designers.

        In that regards, the LEM was a work of art, because it was designed to do only one thing, and that thing was so demanding it was capable of much more.

        As an art designer, you think you need to be aware of is the dreaded cliche' and this guys is all cliche(right down to that curly design in his header, you see it everywhere now days... Why I saw it on a TARTA bus the other day), with a hefty helping of smug. In his article, he has a photo of an eye... ok that was a good photo the first 1000 times it was used or so, then he has a photo of a piece of trash, which was a joke on the audience when they did it in American Beauty. Finally after regaling us with tales of his photography prowess, he shows us a photo that breaks one of his rules... And the ironic thing is, he has the courage to talk about FOV without knowing what it is, and fails to make use of FOV in any of his pictures...

        So back to the OP, he has the designer pretension, and condescension of non designers down, he just lacks any of the skills.

        Danger kiddies, blogging without anything to say, makes you look like a douch bag. Don't tell us how smart you are, just do something smart. Some of the best websites on the internet have horrible design, because they contain information.

        Wait, what was that? Oh form follows function, it is not that they have bad design, it is just that the intent is to present information, not make up for the lack of it.
      • FujiwaraTofu, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1There's more to designing than that. And I'm only talking about visual/graphic design. It's not just about making things "look pretty." We have to take into consideration factors such as functionality/legibility, working with being able to communicate universally, dealing with product/company identity and branding, etc.

        Most design teachers I've had preach function over form. Aesthetics are usually the last thing to tack on. Take a look at most of the visuals around you--most of them were probably made by a designer. More visually pleasing stuff usually makes the news, but the less flashy everyday objects that you use have to all be designed too. And in most cases, they're designed to be toned down to fit in with your everyday life. So you can't say that all designers do is make things look pretty. That's just what people see about our work on the outside.
      • DuffyDirect, on 07/02/2008, -0/+2B1663r,

        Totally agree. William Kennedy writes on the NYS Writer's Institute blog, and its just a plain text blogger template! Content trumps web design any day of the week. I haven't had any interest in web site desgin ever since I started researching and looking at how pretentious the job postings on advertisment agency sites soud. "You are impetuous. You can't stand to see unneeded brackets or font tags in your code." *rolls eyes*. I went into English literature in college instead. Get good grades for reading good books all day and learning to write well. Pretention in the arts really irritates me, though... You have good insight on it, it seems, you should write an editorial about it.
      • petecampbell, on 07/02/2008, -0/+5It is when the guy doesn't hasn't even designed his own blog.
    • GTanaka, on 07/02/2008, -2/+2Since I started programming regularly, I find I have the same sort of reactions to a bad website or generally unstable piece of software (has anyone tried TVersity 1.0rc1 lately? How the hell can they call that a release candidate!? it crashes every 20 minutes and can't handle half the filetypes it claims to!). Before I wouldn't shrugged it off as probably just a compatibility problem, but now I think "Why didn't he handle a problem like this!? It's obvious whoever it was should have ".

      Even so, I'm still one ***** programmer by any terms : /
    • Hangly, on 07/02/2008, -0/+6No more pretentious than looking at things like an engineer.
    • biggerapple3am, on 07/02/2008, -8/+0you're a ***** retard
    • wanderingsun, on 07/02/2008, -1/+11I can't really respect the author - one WHOLE year of experience... psh
  • plaxx, on 07/02/2008, -1/+79The term 'designer' is thrown around way too much.
    • benologist, on 07/02/2008, -0/+52It comes free when you torrent PhotoShop.
    • estvir, on 07/02/2008, -0/+22It's the new 'I'm an artist.'
    • Hangly, on 07/02/2008, -1/+111982 - Owning a synthesizer does not make you a rock star.
      2008 - Owning photoshop does not make you a designer.

      You'll notice that none, NONE of the online design tutorials require that you have any artistic ability. Not even the dexterity to hold a pencil.

      Shift-draw a circle
      Shift-draw some lines
      Copy some stuff around (holding down the shift key of course, because we know you'll ***** it up if you try to do anything freehand.)
      Change blending mode
      Apply filter
      Apply filter
      Apply filter
      ...
      Art!
      • CosmicJustice, on 07/02/2008, -1/+21985 - Owning Pagemaker doesn't make you a publisher
        1950 - Owning an automatic transmission doesn't make you a driver
        1920 - Owning a typewriter doesn't make you a writer
        1440 - Owning a book doesn't make you a scholar
        10,000 BC - Owning a cave and some paint doesn't make you a painter -- oh wait, yes it does.

    • djnack, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1AHAH. Agreed 100%
  • wild, on 07/02/2008, -11/+8Dugg for actual being about design, and not programming being called design.
    • stoolpigeon, on 07/02/2008, -2/+6that's funny - i thought about digging it down because the summary seems to imply he designs computers - so i read it and found out he just picks fonts and color schemes for web pages. big letdown
    • Karmavs, on 07/02/2008, -0/+9It wasn't about design.
    • antechinus, on 07/02/2008, -0/+7The guy is a wanker and certainly not a designer. The term designer is applied to anyone these days who chooses a colour, makes a shape - that is not design it is arts and crafts.

  • Pusod, on 07/02/2008, -14/+7Designer? I'm a designer too! I can use MS Paint to make a smiley face! Seriously dude, I don't care! Just keep your ramblings to yourself because it is not amusing!
    • pakke, on 07/02/2008, -1/+7Seriously dude, I don't care! Just keep your ramblings to yourself because it is not amusing!
  • cave, on 07/02/2008, -3/+28Title should be "What I Hate About Becoming the World's Most Anal Retentive Designer"

    I've been a designer for about 5 years (started out as a 2d game artist, now working at a big name IT company doing decidedly more boring stuff), and I can still watch a damn movie without thinking of typography... most of the time. :P
    • Hangly, on 07/02/2008, -0/+5I'll assume for the sake of this post that everyone here is some kind of engineer, or at least computer-savvy.

      How easy is it for everyone to forget everything you know about technology or physics merely for the sake of enjoying a movie? Hackers? The Net? Armageddon? Mission to Mars?

      It's impossible. Once you learn something you can't unlearn it.
      • vofuse, on 07/02/2008, -0/+7Yes you can. Alcohol.
      • bradleyland, on 07/02/2008, -0/+3I've established a fantastic coping mechanism:

        I tell myself, "It's just a movie."
  • forceuser, on 07/02/2008, -2/+83"I need an iMac for the house, a MacBook Pro for serious work, and a MacBook Air for taking to cafes."

    *sighs*
    • stonebone4, on 07/02/2008, -0/+12He's right. Actually, I think that all designers should be able to get tax breaks for the Macs they so desperately need to have to be real designers.


  • chris9902, on 07/02/2008, -3/+47don't worry, you'll soon become a bitter individual who hates everyone you work for/with.

    "it's nice but it needs to be fresher, we're going for more of a... *hand motions*... vibe"

    also, drop the Mac elitist *****. douche.
    • B1663r, on 07/02/2008, -2/+12But the Mac adds all tell me that is what real designers use!
  • ripple123, on 07/02/2008, -5/+44clicking a link on digg
    a year ago: blogspam
    today: blogspam
  • nitroskanker, on 07/02/2008, -2/+35Apple has made him their bitch!
  • Picard102, on 07/02/2008, -5/+11Blogspam burried.
    • BrendanSheehan, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1You want to spend the rest of your life reading NYT and Forbes then is it?
  • Meursault, on 07/02/2008, -4/+35What i hate about becoming a douchebag.

    Last year: watched tv, browsed web.
    Now: Holding quantity of water before its injection into not-so-fresh vagina


    Last year: just did my ***** job.
    Now: create emo blog posts about how I'm suffering for my profession.
  • elefaint, on 07/02/2008, -1/+13You've changed, man.
  • steveoco, on 07/02/2008, -3/+53"Buying a Computer
    * A Year Ago – I can just get a few parts and upgrade my PC.
    * Today – I need an iMac for the house, a MacBook Pro for serious work, and a MacBook Air for taking to cafes."

    That is *****, you do not NEED a mac to be a good designer. The computer you use is a tool to create the design which is supposed to communicate outcome X

    I am a design teacher and all my students spend way more than they can afford on MACS thinking they will be the key to their career in design. It takes creative conceptualization and a good knack for putting the right message in front of the right eyes.
    • Karmavs, on 07/02/2008, -1/+20and the lens flare filter.
      You need the lens flare filter.
    • DeathfireD, on 07/02/2008, -1/+7Like you pointed out, shouldn't matter if your a graphics artist on a Mac, Windows or Linux. It all comes down to how well you know your graphics editing software.
      • Karmavs, on 07/02/2008, -0/+7Even that, I think, is secondary to being able to form effective & appropriate design for whatever situation. It doesn’t matter how well you can use a computer if you can’t your message across.
      • FujiwaraTofu, on 07/02/2008, -0/+3I completely agree with Karmavs. Lots of all these wannabe designers don't even bother working with design sketches to develop their ideas. They just go straight to the computer and mess with the tools until they randomly find something that they like.
      • Hangly, on 07/02/2008, -0/+4I wish I could use Linux for design, I really do. And I really tried.
        Wacom tablets are still really clunky in the Gimp though, and support is nonexistent under Wine.
    • FujiwaraTofu, on 07/02/2008, -1/+23I had a Mac elitest graphics professor last semester. We used a Mac computer lab, but the class had more students than computers, so some of us just used our laptops. Interestingly enough, we "darkside" PC students as she called us, pushed out better work than the rest of the class. Macs don't make good designs. Good designers make good designs.
    • NecroDigg, on 07/02/2008, -7/+2it's called a joke you moron.
      • goblindegook, on 07/02/2008, -0/+2So he's a crap comedian as well, heh?
    • Hangly, on 07/02/2008, -3/+6Macs do handle fonts better than Windows.
      Beyond that, you're right. There's no difference.

      For what it's worth, I think Linux has the clearest font rendering of all.
      • kingofthisnight, on 07/02/2008, -1/+2Really? I hate Safari's font rendering. It makes everything look bold.
      • vagrantradio, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Mac font rendering looks like *****, complete *****.
    • goblindegook, on 07/02/2008, -0/+11This guy needs three Macs (including one just to flaunt at cafés) because he's a wanker, not a designer.
      • kevinalthaus, on 07/02/2008, -1/+4I design on both Mac and PC and neither one makes me a better designer.

    • Firehed, on 07/02/2008, -4/+1If you're doing nothing but Photoshop then it doesn't particularly matter. However, there are a lot of reasons that OS X is superior as a platform to Windows or Linux for designers; I won't get into the list as a) I'm not a designer so I don't really care (though a lot of the same things hold true for my development work) and b) I REALLY don't care about winning an argument on digg.
    • thugzilla, on 07/02/2008, -3/+1Agreed. I used a PC at home when I was in school.
      Still, I find Leopard to be less of a headache to work on than Vista, or even XP. Plus, if your designing on a Mac at work(or school), and on a Windows system at home, learning the shortcuts for both is a pain in the ass.

      I rolled my eyes at the cafe remark. Really the iMac and the Macbook Pro is silly too. A Mac Pro Workstation would've been cheaper, faster, more upgradeable, and with windows via bootcamp, it's good for some serious gaming too (and most importantly).
    • jessehadden, on 07/02/2008, -3/+1You're absolutely right, 100%. That said, a great chef can always chop all of his veggies with an amateur consumer's butter knife, but he'll still probably choose his sharpened and honed professional tool. The veggies will still get chopped all the same. The chef will know the difference.

      /former PC user who "got better" a couple years ago
  • occasus, on 07/02/2008, -1/+68If you have to "learn" that Comic Sans is horrendous, you were probably born to do something else.
  • isntreal, on 07/02/2008, -0/+45The funny thing is he didn't make the design for his site, it's a wordpress theme made by Design Disease.
  • grimward, on 07/02/2008, -6/+2Well, you know that you've been diving too deep into your area of expertiese when you see a public blue screen and you giggle to yourself and know what the error code means :P Or when people discuss encryption and mention that it's a system which is kind of like ceasar crypto :D
  • fredmv, on 07/02/2008, -7/+43>> I need an iMac for the house, a MacBook Pro for serious work, and a MacBook Air for taking to cafes.

    Shut. the *****. up.

    Apparently 'becoming a designer' means 'becoming partially retarded'.
    • eastlondoner, on 07/02/2008, -2/+9partially? is 9/10ths partial? Is it *****. He's completely lost the ***** plot. Stupid ***** *****.
    • NecroDigg, on 07/02/2008, -3/+5You realise he's not serious right? It's called humor.
  • cadmiumpaint, on 07/02/2008, -1/+24"It’s been a year since I started to get more into the design aspect of computers"

    huh? Does he think that owning 3 computers makes him a designer? A designer of what? Borrowed amateur photographs and ugly default blog themes?

    the term designer is thrown around WAY too much. If you make 3 column sites from templates you are NOT a designer.
    • B1663r, on 07/02/2008, -1/+6Well he is obviously very young and the economy is kinda bad right now, maybe this is an ego saving cry for help during a term of "self employment"
      • cadmiumpaint, on 07/02/2008, -0/+3Just from his list he has about $6k or more in Macs.....$1800 for a computer that he only takes to coffee shops. Not an established pro. Someone who's just getting into it. He's obviously not hurting for cash.
      • B1663r, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1I employ a bunch of younger types in my business. Something I learned a long time ago, is that nowa days just about anybody can get 20-30k credit card debt going as long as they keep making the minimum payment. Add in a crap any job, and living in moms basement, and $6k for computers is not that much money anymore... To people who don't mind being buried under mountains of debt... Afterall he is a DESIGNER! This is an investment in his future!
    • godjag, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1*****! that was rude! yet true...
  • RaulMuadDib, on 07/02/2008, -6/+0Did anyone else read the Today parts and think that the guy came out of the closet? I could almost hear his ***** voice while reading it.
  • xstarsprinklesx, on 07/02/2008, -1/+8Um.. sorry. I don't put any stock into the opinions of people who have been "getting into the design aspect of computers" by buying three separate Macs (must be nice to be able to afford those) or needing to be taught how to take a decent snapshot. If you couldn't do that before, you shouldn't be designing in the first place.
  • kneelB4zod, on 07/02/2008, -0/+24Guys like that make me hate being a 'designer'.
    • waxdart, on 07/02/2008, -0/+3Why I hate being a designer:

      1) Years and years of formal design education makes me prickly about every johnny-come-lately who decided that Gaussian Blur was neat and started calling himself a "designer".
  • advancedOption, on 07/02/2008, -0/+30What font is that? Is it scalable? Would it look good in greyscale?

    Any other designers read that, and instantly realize the guy should go back to developing?

    • B1663r, on 07/02/2008, -0/+11I think he needs to go back to school...
    • irgeorge, on 07/02/2008, -0/+10Haha so true. His whole post was him name dropping 'technical terms and concepts' but totally ***** them up.
    • Hangly, on 07/02/2008, -0/+11I thought all fonts were scalable.
      • nonameplayer, on 07/06/2008, -0/+0he's talking about the movie logo..

        "A Year Ago – Opening Credits -> Movie Logo -> Movie -> The End.
        Today – Opening Credits -> Movie Logo What font is that? Is it scalable? Would it look good in greyscale? It might be better if … -> Movie -> The End."

  • blackdude, on 07/02/2008, -0/+18This is a designer that uses a preset wordpress theme for his layout. Ironic much?
  • CrimsonBlur, on 07/02/2008, -0/+20The title should read: "Why I Will Fail At Becoming A Designer."
  • FujiwaraTofu, on 07/02/2008, -1/+10Buried for being a whiny bitch. He blogs to complain that he has no time since he spends all his time blogging.
  • BedPost, on 07/02/2008, -0/+15Yeah, more like "What I pretend to hate that allows me to brag about being a designer".
  • nytejade, on 07/02/2008, -0/+19As a hobbyist photographer for many years now, I can confidently say that any photographer worth his weight doesn't think "apply rule of thirds" before clicking the shutter.

    All this story tells me is that this kid finally started thinking somewhat critically about what surrounds him. Maybe a coming of age story, but nothing about becoming a designer.

    And also "A MacBook for air taking to cafes" speaks for itself.
    • B1663r, on 07/02/2008, -2/+3It means he has the shakes and the *****?
    • Hangly, on 07/02/2008, -0/+5I have a MacBook and now I'm afraid to take it anywhere.

      (Just kidding, I have a ***** gateway laptop with no battery.)
  • menwuur, on 07/02/2008, -0/+13Where is his portfolio, im curious to see the work of someone who thought comic sans was cool a year ago and spends 10 mins critiquing every website but uses a highly recognizable smashingmagazing wordpress template for his 'design' site....

    I think labeling yourself as a designer and posting that new grass text tutorial you tried out is pretty insulting to actual designers.
  • bosssmiley, on 07/02/2008, -3/+3I didn't take much from this article, other than the knowledge that I covet this alarm clock. It is teh pretty.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/22132437@N02/25428578 ...
    • mossblaser, on 07/02/2008, -0/+2Do not covet your neighbors, urm, alarm clock...
  • gamben0, on 07/02/2008, -0/+20Stopped reading at 'Macbook for cafes'.
  • HammerValentine, on 07/02/2008, -0/+17Haha, you need a Mac to become a designer now? Sheesh! I'll ring my old Uni and tell them they don't need to teach the design elements and principles anymore.

    What a doodle face.
  • TroHax, on 07/02/2008, -0/+5Wow, this guy is so awesome. - the sarcasm.
  • yournamehere, on 07/02/2008, -0/+6what a self-serving piece of tripe. it's an advertisement, people. it's not that great either.
  • tikistyle, on 07/02/2008, -0/+11Too bad he's using a template for his website.
  • NecroDigg, on 07/02/2008, -1/+11He also needs an iPhone.
  • Jennadickes, on 07/02/2008, -0/+12The "seeing everything through a designer's eye" point is typical of the guy who just goes into design because it either seems like an easy career/hobby or for the "hip" factor but they lack any artistic talent. I think the only way to be a successful (not financially, aesthetically) designer is to first be an actual artist. Pick up a paint brush or pencil first and then brag about the "woes" of the designer life. Someone already said it earlier in the comments but "the title of designer is thrown around way too much" sums this up pretty well. Too many people think they can create a few chartreuse filigree patterns in Illustrator and then proclaim themselves as designers.

    I'm not saying this blogger is necessarily some hack but he clearly never gave the actual concepts of design a second thought before.
    • RoccoMcTaco, on 07/02/2008, -0/+3That's what I was thinking with his Before/After part. Isn't that something you should at least partially think about naturally? I guess it's the difference between "Naturally" vs "Want to be (or learn)"
  • ninjan, on 07/02/2008, -1/+5I started to imagine how EVERYTHING would look in wire-frame (quads)
  • nastronomical, on 07/02/2008, -10/+6This is gay.


    super freaking gay.
    • herbstblatt, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1Definition of the word gay |gā|:

      adjective ( gayer , gayest )
      1 (of a person, esp. a man) homosexual : that friend of yours, is he gay?
      • relating to or used by homosexuals : feminist, black, and gay perspectives.
      2 lighthearted and carefree : Nan had a gay disposition and a very pretty face.
      • characterized by cheerfulness or pleasure : we had a gay old time.
      • brightly colored; showy; brilliant : a gay profusion of purple and pink sweet peas.
  • rodrigo74, on 07/02/2008, -0/+11Looks like he also learned how to talk endlessly about himself.

    I feel sorry for his friends already...
    • mossblaser, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1Don't worry, he doesn't have any now.
  • yourpalOZ, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1Hardware is 10 years behind and they are all WAY TOO SLOW
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